Burnaby Board of Trade
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Advancing policy solutions and ideas to address the ongoing labour shortage.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Economic Development and Trade, Education, Employment and Training, Labour/Labour Relations
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Advancing policy solutions for more diversity of corporate boards including comply or explain provisions and regulations to consider at least one qualified diverse candidate for board vacancies.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Finances and Budgets
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Advocacy for neurodivergent children and their families by broaden their announced comprehensive consultation process to include all voices in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors and re-consider funding levels and service delivery models to ensure the best possible support for all neurodiverse children and ensure choice for their families.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Children and Families
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Advocacy regarding crime and the impacts of criminal activity on businesses, and the importance of actions to address and mitigate crime and its root causes.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Justice and Law Enforcement
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Advocacy regarding the mandate that employers provide employees with paid sick leave as a part of the Employment Standards Act
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Labour/Labour Relations
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Advocating for an expedited process to recognize foreign credentials, and a higher allocation of Provincial Nominee Program applicants given to BC.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training
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Advocating for changes to the Employer Health Tax.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Finances and Budgets, Taxation and Finance
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Advocating for government actions around climate adaptation, incentives for businesses to improve sustainability, and embedding sustainability in government procurement
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment
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Advocating to the provincial government in general and specifically to the Ministry of Finance to implement reforms to how property tax is assessed and applied in BC. The proposed outcome will be to implement a method of "split assessments" to divorce the actual value of real property from the value of its redevelopment potential (highest and best use)
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Finances and Budgets, Taxation and Finance
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Communicating and Meeting with Minister of State to discuss the importance of childcare and its role in supporting workers going back to full employment, and to encourage the province to continue to act to keep schools open and childcare centres funded and viable.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Children and Families
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Communicating with the Minister of the Environment to encourage him to specifically enact the five recommendations outlined in “strategic priority two” in the March 2020 Final Report of the provincial Emerging Economy Task Force.
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Environment
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Discussing the impact of the possible United States tariffs on the Burnaby business community.
Communicate via Zoom virtual meeting
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Finances and Budgets, Taxation and Finance
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Introduce legislation to index future minimum wage increases to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), unless CPI decreases below zero, that incorporate the following parameters;
a. any minimum wage increases be tied to the CPI level indicated in the month before it is announced; and
b. any minimum wage increases need to be announced with at least 6 months lead time before it goes into effect, like the Province of Ontario.
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Labour/Labour Relations
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Meeting regarding workforce development and a program the province could support
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Labour/Labour Relations
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Relationship moving forward with city businesses
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Economic Development and Trade
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Seeking meetings to discuss provincial efforts to support childcare operators and to discuss the importance of childcare to economic performance and our business community.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Children and Families
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